Heaton's Crossroads

Heaton's Crossroads
Part of the American Civil War
Date July 16, 1864 Location Loudoun County, Virginia 39°08′09″N 77°41′31″W / 39.1357°N 77.6919°W / 39.1357; -77.6919 Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States of America	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Col. William B. Tibbits	John C. Breckinridge Bradley T. Johnson
class=notpageimage| Location of the battle in Virginia

Heaton's Crossroads, also known as the Purcellville Wagon Raid, was an American Civil War skirmish that took place between Federal cavalry under Brig. Gen. Alfred N. Duffié and Confederate infantry under Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge on July 16, 1864, near present-day Purcellville, Virginia in Loudoun County as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The action was tactically inconclusive.